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‘My soul magnifies the Lord!’: Pope Leo marks anniversary of election at Marian shrine in Pompeii

by Courtney Mares

POMPEII, Italy (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV marked the anniversary of his May 8 election by making a pilgrimage to celebrate Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady …

Pope Leo year one: How Chiclayo’s bishop brought his grounded leadership to a global church
Timeline: Highlights from Pope Leo XIV’s first year
‘Peace be with you all’: Pope Leo’s first words were a roadmap for his first year
Americans continue to feel drawn to Pope Leo, first American pontiff, a year after election
God’s diplomat: Pope Leo XIV and his strategy to speak Gospel to power
12 quotes from Pope Leo’s first year as pope

U.S. Church

Customer service story of ‘relatable’ Pope Leo XIV gone viral resonates with everyday people

by Simone Orendain

“In a world that we live in where everything is negative, to have a fun comment, a fun little story like this … shows that the pope is human.”

An important closing thought for the Easter season

Catholic groups stress efforts to combat hunger as Senate prepares to consider farm bill

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Pope Leo XIV discuss Iran war at Vatican meeting

Bank transformed into Virginia church now a ‘worthy space for worship, prayer, praise’

New sign on a street corner in Brooklyn, N.Y., honors legacy of Dorothy Day

New data analysis provides baseline for weighing options on unauthorized immigration, say experts

World

Israeli soldier photographed desecrating Mary statue in Lebanon

by Junno Arocho Esteves

“The incident will be investigated, and command measures will be taken against the soldier in accordance with the findings.”

Leo XIV: A pope of order for chaotic times
Pope Leo XIV expected in France this September for Lourdes, Paris visit
Lebanese priests overjoyed by a surprise video call from Pope Leo
Catholic bishops in Africa urge end to xenophobic attacks in South Africa
The Church must speak clearly, decisively against all evil, pope says

Historic Catholic church in Mozambique destroyed in ‘scene of terror’ by Islamic extremists

Christian sites under attack in Holy Land as violence and displacement intensify

Pope Leo condemns violence after bomb attack in Colombia

Vatican

UFOs, extraterrestrial life explored at Vatican parish event

by Robert Duncan

Opinion

Young men are struggling to find purpose and vocation

by Vicente Del Real

Catholicism in the Lower South: Thriving communities built on French and Spanish foundations

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

‘Pope Leo XIV: The Biography’: A Vatican insider tells the pope’s tale, from southside Chicago to Rome

by Kimberley Heatherington

Reviews

The Sheep Detectives

by John Mulderig
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